But Zhu Fan doesn't want money, but also wants to be able to communicate with the people.

This is clearly embarrassing people!

If it weren't for Zhu Fan being too young.

Chen Dianguan will definitely think that this kid is a 5 old official.

The above seemingly unreasonable request is actually to take the opportunity to fight the autumn breeze.

After pondering for a while, Chen Dianyi really thought of a position that could meet Zhu Zhang's requirements.

He was sad and asked, "Did the autumn grain collector go to the countryside?" ”

"Back to the warden, the people of Huban are leaving."

The little official thought that Chen Dianguan wanted to stretch out his hand towards the household, and reminded with a smile: "Today is only the third day of the tax, and the household has not yet caught the big head, and there will be oil and water in a few days." ”

"Fuck off!"

Chen Dianguan was not angry, and kicked the hippie smiling official away.

then smiled at Zhu Fan and took him to the courtyard where he was doing things.

The strong man who led more than a dozen officials to prepare to go out was a little surprised to see Chen Dian's coming, and his eyes were also full of vigilance.

But before he could ask a question, Chen Dian's official blew himself up and introduced Zhu Fan to them.

"Are you sure he won't share the benefits of us?"

The strong man had no opinion on the fact that the officials of Chen Dian and the team that went to the countryside to urge grain were stuffed with one more person.

I only care if Zhu Fan will stretch out his hand indiscriminately.

Chen Dianzhi lay on his feet in the strong man's ear, not knowing what to say.

Although Zhu Fan didn't hear Lian Yi's conversation.

However, from the strong man in the house, from vigilance to envy to stammering gaze.

It was not difficult for him to guess that Warden Chen must have thrown the old eunuch out.

Zhu Fan didn't care about this, anyway, he just came to investigate the situation at the bottom, and he didn't really come to suffer hardships.

can have an identity that is not too exaggerated, but it will make people stutter, which can facilitate him to do a lot of things.

"Zhu Gongzi, in Xia Xiongsan, the leader of the Zhuang class, is currently helping the household to do things."

Sure enough, the strong man quickly showed a flattering smile to Zhu Zhang.

After introducing himself, he asked cautiously: "I'm going to the countryside now, dare to ask if Gongzi is going with me?" Do you want to arrange a carriage? ”

Zhu Fan had only seen the living conditions of the Tan people before, and he didn't know how the people at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty were living now.

As it were, he shook his head and said, "Xiong Bantou, how the other officials go, I will go, let's go now." ”

"Listen to Childe."

Xiongsan saw that Zhu Zhang's style was much easier to talk than those difficult eunuchs in the palace.

He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Then he waved his hand to the crooked officials who were standing: "Go to the countryside to collect taxes!" ”

Zhu Fan looked at these officials who were standing and not standing, like ruffians and hooligans more than people in the public gate, not only frowned slightly.

However, after listening to Lin Che's so many lessons, he has no other skills, but his patience has been much better than before.

So he didn't say much, just silently followed the team out of the county office.

As a town that is extremely close to Yingtianfu and is also in a prosperous area.

The commercial atmosphere in Shangyuan County is very strong, and you can see small traders doing business on the streets.

Zhu Zhang, who no longer discriminates much against business, knows that these people belong to one of the cornerstones of stabilizing the imperial court's economy.

It's just that his goal today is not these small merchants and hawkers, so he didn't follow what Lin Che taught, stop and talk to these people, and learn as much as possible about their sufferings and joys.

The group walked for nearly an hour, and finally came to a small village along the river outside the city.

Zhu Fan looked at the rice fields that had been harvested.

I just wanted to find a person and ask how this year's harvest was.

A gray-haired old man picking up scattered ears of rice in a field.

After seeing Zhu Fan and his party, they didn't even want the basket of rice ears.

As if he had seen a ghost, he ran to the village with a crawl.

Yuzo seems to be familiar with the people, and the way they avoid them like tigers is no longer strange.

On the contrary, he also instructed the dogleg beside him: "Remember the appearance of this old man, and wait for the extra tax of one stone from his family." ”

"The head of the male squad is still kind-hearted, like this kind of Diao Min, he directly overcharged him ten stone tax, and no one said anything."

The dog-legged servant saw the opportunity and flattered Xiongsan a few words.

At the same time, he called his subordinates to lock down the position of the white-haired old man in the advanced village.

Zhu Fan didn't hear these words on the surface, but he silently remembered them in his heart.

He knew that his momentary anger would not solve any problems.

Only when it is clear and the villagers' committee and the officials run away when they see it, can they deal with the matter in a proper manner.

Before entering the village, a fat man dressed in gorgeous clothes greeted him with a smile: "Xiongbantou, there are three hundred and two households in our village, and two hundred and ninety-eight households have paid the two taxes, and they are all piled up in my yard, you can do it at any time..."

Speaking of this, the fat man glanced at him vigilantly, looked at Zhu Fan who was raw, and cast an inquiring glance at Xiongsan.

"Don't worry, Zhu Gongzi is our own person."

Yuzo muttered in the fat member's ear for a long time, and the other party's frowning brows finally relaxed.

Then this person saluted like Zhu Rong, took out a pile of treasure money and said: "Zhu Gongzi, I came in a hurry, I forgot to prepare a gift, and I asked Gongzi not to dislike some treasure money." ”

Zhu Fan subconsciously wanted to refuse, but he found that the third-class officials of the male army all looked at him.

There is no doubt that these people are trying to get their hands dirty with the grain tax.

And he also wanted to pull him into the water.

Zhu Fan was worried about what to do to explore the suffering of the people at the bottom.

In the face of such an opportunity to come to the door, how could he miss it.

So unceremoniously turned out the treasure money handed over by the fat officer.

said with a smile: "Money is the most generous gift in the world, how can I have a reason to dislike it?" It's a pity that I didn't give anything to return the gift. ”

Seeing that Zhu Fan didn't blink his eyes, he accepted five hundred treasure bills.

The fat man's face couldn't help jumping twice in distress.

But he still smiled on the surface: "There is a way that the friendship of gentlemen is as light as water, and Zhu Gongzi has the heart to return the courtesy." ”

After Zhu Fan put the treasure money into his money bag, Xiongsan and the fat man decided that he was 'their own person'.

He no longer concealed things, and took him directly to a granary with three courtyards.

The fat man pointed to the piles of grain, and said: "Xiong Bantou, this year's wind and rain are good, and I will charge three times more taxes according to the usual practice, I don't know if you can find a buyer?" ”

Zhu Fan didn't expect the fat staff to be so unscrupulous and say that he was overtaxed.

Moreover, on the basis of the tax amount set by the imperial court, it was increased by three times.

If this news spreads, I am afraid that before the court can hear the case, these moths will be killed by the angry villagers first.

Who knows, when Zhu Fan scolded the fat man for being bold in his heart, Xiongsan frowned and said, "Why is it only three times?" The other villages have received five times, how can you let me explain to the county master? ”

(End of chapter)